Delhi Elections: A Landslide For AAP, A 'Capital' Punishment for The BJP

The Aam Admi Party (AAP) has won 67 out of the 70 seats in Delhi assembly elections today. The results have not just amazed the opposition parties and different political analysts, but it has pleasantly surprised the AAP as well.

The BJP has shrunk to just 3 seats form 32 in the previous elections. The Congress party could not manage to win a single seat.

Arvind Kejriwal, the chief of AAP has described their victory as 'people's victory' and has said that the top priority of the new government would be 'ending bribery' in the capital.

Before today's results, the degree of Modi's popularity was somewhat considered to be a force that was invincible. In May, Modi became the first PM to have come to power with a clear cut majority in 30 years.

After coming to power at the center, Modi won four state elections on the trot, and has not tasted failure until now.  

The AAP has not just won 95% of the total seats; it has managed to gather 54% of the total voted in the states. The vote share of the BJP has remained somewhat unchanged at around 32%. 

This gigantic victory of the Aam Admi Party will definitely affect the BJP's prospects in the coming state elections.

Graphic Source: Election Commission of India

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If the early counting trends are to be trusted, the Aam Admi Party is in for a landslide victory in Delhi. The AAP is leading from 66 seats, while the BJP is languishing at 3, the INC is leading on one seat.

On one hand these trends are heart rending for the BJP, while on the other, they have surprised the AAP as well.

Opinion polls and exit polls were predicting a clear cut majority for the AAP, but no one ever predicted this kind of mandate.

These results will definitely dent the confidence of the BJP, a party that never tasted defeat after getting to power at the center in the general elections last year.

While BJP suffers a huge loss, the Congress is virtually wiped out from the capital city.     

Graphic Source: Election Commission of India

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All the top exit polls conducted in the national capital Delhi are indicating that AAP led by  Arvind Kejriwal is heading towards a full majority in the state assembly.

Top exit poll agencies like Nielsen, C-Voter, Cicero, News Nation, Axis APM, and Today's Chanakya are projecting AAP to win in excess of 40 seats, a comfortable number to form a government.

BJP's CM candidate Kiran Bedi termed the exit poll trends as incomplete and incomprehensive, "This is based on data till 3 pm. Let us not accept it as final, " she said.

Voter turnout in Delhi today was around 69%, a number higher than last year's general elections or 2013's assembly elections. 

If the AAP comes to power in the state, it will be a first major setback for the BJP after it came to power at the center last year in May.

AAP's victory in Delhi will give Kejriwal an opportunity to avenge himself on PM Modi, who trounced him in the general elections; both contested the election from Varanasi constituency. Most of the political pundits were touting this assembly election as Modi vs Kejriwal and not as Kejriwal vs Kiran Bedi.

Delhi assembly election was(and still is ) a question of existence for the Aam Admi Party, while for the BJP, it was a question of keeping the Modi wave alive before the vital Bihar assembly elections.   

BJP, in its vigorous poll campaign, mostly concentrated on counting the achievements of the Modi government at the center and criticizing Kejriwal and AAP. On the other hand, AAP's campaign hovered mostly around some very populist promises like free Wi-Fi, subsidized electricity and water bills, and homes for the slum dwellers.

The results for the elections will come out on 10 February.  

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